Your presentation to your investor is sparkling with clarity, confidence, and chutzpah. You can feel the energy in the room bursting, and you feel like you have them eating from your hands. You finish your presentation with flair, you are expecting an applause, and you are already starting to bow. “Ahem!” Your VC Investor clears his throat.  “Great product, great traction. But, I am sorry, […]

For any startup funding is the essential part. They raise money to build their product and scale it to next level. And with the emerging startups, every now and then we hear one or the other startup raising funds. If you have missed your daily update on the startup funding scenario, not to worry! I have compiled the funding details for my readers so that […]

Banks have always lent their support to traditional businesses and entrepreneurs. However, with the emergence of new-age startups today, it’s important that banks and government agencies tweak their services and policies to facilitate the new breed of entrepreneurs. The New Economy Group was set up at Axis Bank to specifically focus on companies using technology to build rapidly scalable businesses. The objective of setting up […]

“People think that when you’re trying to build a startup community, talent follows capital. But in reality, if you build the talent and a sense of possibility, the capital will follow.” –Steve Case Day four of brought us to Albuquerque during the week of the iconic Balloon Fiesta, a nine-day event where about 500 balloons fly the skies. The night before the launch, checking into our […]

Advising the cash strapped startup entrepreneurs over the compliance of laws in the complex land Ajay Joseph, Partner, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan spoke to Entrepreneur Media.  Things to look at Contrary to popular belief the first thing that every entrepreneur should look at is when he is in the market, what is the valuation he is going to reach, how much stake he is going to […]

Mark Zuckerberg has invested in , an Indian education startup that teaches kids subjects like math and science with a mobile app. Zuckerberg’s philanthropic organization, the , is leading the $50 million investment along with other venture capital firms. It’s the second investment Facebook’s CEO has made through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a company he owns with his wife, Priscilla Chan. Byju previously raised $75 million in March. “I’m optimistic about personalized learning and […]

Karnataka, especially its capital city Bangalore, has always been the face of the startup ecosystem in India. The recent appointment of IT and BT (bio-tech) minister Priyank Kharge has added new fire power to the startup ecosystem in the state. Under his helm, the government has launched a startup cell in the state, where startups can register and post evaluation via a panel of government and industry experts; […]

SnowSports Interactive — A Global Startup?s Challenge – A Case Study Introduction        SnowSports Interactive was founded by Steve Kenny as the CEO, Michael Brett as Vice-President for Engineering, and Shubber Ali as Chairman on May 2005 at Brisbane, Australia.  The main concept of the company is to provide tracking and Internet services to skiers and snowboarders using Global Positioning System (GPS) and 802.11 wireless […]

Introduction After successfully launching a business and successfully maintaining that company, many business owners look for another BIG challenge; often that means purchasing another organization. Acquiring another company is a common business practice. However, when considering such acquisition, a lot of research is conducted, long before the deal-making process. Fortunately, in recent years, the economy has been steadily gaining traction in a positive direction and […]

Penny Kim, a marketing professional with a one-month career at a Silicon Valley startup, shared a detailed account of one of the ugliest startup stories we’ve ever heard. Her tale started with a job offer in July of $135,000 a year plus equity and a $10,000 signing bonus for relocation expenses. (She was moving from Dallas for the job.) It ended with her dismissal in […]